Churlish: The way McGrath tells it, I have 30 days. 3-0.
Benson: To do what?
Churlish: To impress you.

Velasco: I've been making progress on that guy we talked about.
Benson: Your friend who murdered some people?
Velasco: Yeah, Chili. Nothing solid yet, but I have some leads.
Benson: How hard you been trying?

I survived losing my husband. I can survive losing my best friend. But I will not lose this trial.

Zoe

Jenna: Love is messy. Sometimes it means commitment to someone who can't take care of themselves.
Muncy: Yeah, commitment, not sexual assault.

Zoe: I didn't know it was her. I feel so stupid.
Benson: It's called willful blindness. I've had more than my share.

Jenna: I feel bad. I was the one who pushed Zoe to get back on the market. My marriage is pretty boring. I wanted to live vicariously through her.
Benson: Life is a strange mix of beauty and pain and we can't control how it unfolds for the people we love.

Muncy: Captain, I noticed that Velasco's motorcycle isn't parked outside for the third day in a row.
Benson: Great work, detective, but I told you that Velasco is taking a few days off.

Boy: Why did you let me win?
Girl: I've never heard you speak before.
Boy: It's better that way. You heard them laughing.
Girl: I read your story. The one on the wall. About the boy who lived on the moon so he didn't have to talk to anyone.
Boy: It's better that way. Trust me.

Cop: Hey, sir! I asked you a question. What do you remember?
Pence: I did it. I made love to her and then I killed her. I remember it all.

Fin: We all make mistakes, and even in the NYPD there is room for redemption.
Velasco: You think Benson sees it that way?
Fin: You didn't ask for my advice, but I'm gonna give it anyway. Show your loyalty to her, not to me, not to the NYPD, and certainly not to a man who's responsible for an unsolved murder.

I'd rather die in prison. The second the cell doors close, I won't remember why I was there. That boy will remember everything. Some memories are worse than prison.

Pence

Benson: I feel bad for you, Velasco.
Velasco: Bad for me? Why?
Benson: You are 180 pounds of water in the body of a man. Whatever anyone wants you to be, you become.